Snapdeal in talks to hire Adobe exec Rajiv Mangla as CTO

Mangla, has been at Adobe for more than a decade and leads the company’s digital marketing teams. Earlier, he was senior director of engineering at the company.Pankaj Mishra&Jayadevan PK | August 24, 2015, 14:03 IST

The company is likely to announce the appointment in less than a week, but it is yet to confirm Mangla's appointment. We've reached out to Snapdeal for an official comment.Online retailer Snapdeal is in talks to hire Rajiv Mangla, a top Adobe Systems executive as chief technology officer, according to two people in the know.

Delhi based Mangla, has been at US headquartered Adobe for more than a decade and leads the company's digital marketing teams. Earlier, he was senior director of engineering at the company.

The company is likely to announce the appointment in less than a week, but it is yet to confirm Mangla's appointment. We've reached out to Snapdeal for an official comment.

Once confirmed, Mangla will be taking over from Amitabh Misra who had quit as Snapdeal CTO in February this year to start a new travel venture.

Snapdeal, which recently raised close to $500 million from investors including Japan's Softbank, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn, had also hired former Airtel chief product officer Anand Chandrasekaran in a similar role in June this year.

Major e-commerce players in India are not only battling for market share but also fighting to acquire top talent.